Induction of gynogenesis in the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus): Effects of UV irradiation on sperm motility, the Hertwig effect and viability during the first 6 months of age
Fish in which gynogenesis has been induced have all their chromosomes inherited from the mother and, if females are the homogametic sex, they usually are all females. Because turbot females grow faster than males, the production of all-female populations is highly desirable. The sperm of turbot is o...
Published in: | Aquaculture |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9066 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.05.009 |